The Dante Alighieri Society in Christchurch wishes you all a Happy Easter.
Buona Pasqua!
The Italian Book Club
The Italian Book Club in English is returning!
If you dream of Italy and are passionate about its culture, come and join the Italian Book Club.
Starting in May we will read and discuss - in English - 3 books located in Italy and written by Italian authors.
The Italian Book Club is a ‘taste of Italy’ under all points of view: from the story and the location, to the characters and to the culture including, of course, the food, so at every meeting you will have the chance to try a traditional recipe inspired by the book.
Cost: $40 for three meetings of one and a half hours
Where: Puriri Lounge, St. Ninians, 5 Puriri Street, Riccarton
Time: 7pm-8.30pm
Facilitator: Roberto Dazzaro
Enrollments close on 10th May 2019 - if there are not a minimum of 8 participants the Italian Book Club will not go ahead.
Payment can be made online into the Dante Scuola account: 117800-0054463-11. Please give your surname and ‘Book Club’ as payment information.
Payment can also be made by cheque, made out to the Dante Scuola and sent to the Treasurer, Mr Lindsay Serra, 21 Cairnbrae Drive, Prebbleton 7604. Please send an email to dantechch@gmail.com giving us your name, a contact phone number and the reference ‘Book Club’.
Wednesday, 29th May Numero Uno by Umberto Eco link
Wednesday, 31st July Morning Sea by Margaret Mazzantini link
Wednesday 25th September Shadows on the Lake by Giovanni Cocco and Amneris Magelia link
Copies of the books can be obtained at CCC Libraries - the ‘links’ above will take you to each of the books online.
La tenerezza (Holding hands)
by Gianni Amelio
Drama - 108 min - Rated M-SUIRCD
In post-WWII Naples, an enigmatic woman and her husband move in near a cynical widower, changing his life forever.
Wednesday 17th April at 7.30 pm
Puriri Lounge, St. Ninians, 5 Puriri Street, Riccarton
Come along to the Aperitivo Dante and enjoy a glass of wine and a chat in Italian (or English) before the film. Aperitivo Dante begins at 7 pm. There is no charge for CineDante but a gold koha is requested for the evening.
This viewing is reserved to financial members of Dante Society. Annual subscriptions can be paid on the night.
Cuciniamo e chiacchieriamo con Brunella (in italiano)
Brunella is happy to start a new cycle of cooking classes, this time with one in Italian about regional cooking.
Per tutti coloro che vogliono chiacchierare e cucinare insieme, ecco un nuovo corso per imparare a cucinare prodotti tipici regionali.
When: Tuesday 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th May
Where: At Brunella's place in Avonhead
Cost: $140 for 4 consecutive sessions
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PUGLIA I settimana - 7 maggio
Panzerotti con mozzarella a pomodoro
Minestra alla leccese
Contorno
Biscotti alle mandorle
II settimana - 14 maggio
Taralli pugliesi con crema di olive
Orecchiette con braciole
Contorno
Sospiri al limone
VALLE D'AOSTA III settimana, 21 maggio
Graten di pane e fontina
Polenta concia con polpette di salsiccia (versione con i funghi per i vegetariani)
Contorno
Frittelle di mele alla valdostana
IV settimana, 28 maggio
Crostino valdostano con lardo e speck
Risotto alle pere e blu
Contorno
Sbriciolata di frutta
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Places are limited so please pay ASAP via Internet Banking to the following bank account - 11 7800 0054463 11, Please include the following information when you complete your payment
Particulars: Brunella Code: Cuciniamo Reference: (Your Full Name) Amount: $140.00
Alternatively, please send a cheque to the Treasurer, Dante Society, 21 Cairnbrae Drive, Prebbleton 7604. Please include your details on the back.
For more information, visit the website at this link
Intensive Italian Course
Thank you to all the students who enrolled at our first Intensive Italian Course coming up on 26th, 27th and 28th of April.
Looking forward to see you all on Friday 26th at 6pm at Rangi Ruru School, 59 Hewitts rd, Merivale. A presto!
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Hello Dante Alighieri Christchurch,
To add to your opera feast, please note our narropera of Italian operas Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro, arranged for soprano, violin and piano/narrator. We open our 7th year of narropera performances (in April) with two performances of a newly written Don Giovanni, which has received repeated accolades since it was first performed in Europe in June 2018. Moreover, we also perform three performances of a totally new Le nozze di Figaro, which has been created for a first performance on 20th April 2019, at Lansdown House. Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro play without interval, the former 75 minutes in length, the latter 85 minutes in length.
I hope lovers of Italian music and language will support these splendid performances which will be enhanced by the appearance of our European performance violinist, the lovely French Floriane Peycelon.
Our aim with Mozart is to make his music conform to Italian principles of music making, which were in Mozart's day the musical 'lingua franca'. Mozart is neither Viennese in the modern sense, and certainly NOT German. His musical lingua franca was 'Italian'.
Best wishes, and please visit our festival website which has just been fully updated to reflect the new season in April 2019.
Visit www.lansdownsummer.com
Greetings,
Haydn Rawstron
Amici della Dante
From the 1st of September 2018 our Dante Christchurch has a supporting group of businesses: "Amici della Dante"—Friends of the Dante—offering a 10% discount to Dante Card holders (not to be used in conjunction with other promotions).
You will need to show your Dante card, signed and with a sticker for the current year on the back.
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76 Malcolm Ave, Beckenham discount applicable Monday–Sunday in the Eatery, Friday–Sunday only in the Pizzeria
Christchurch 8023
03-332 3256
